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NON-PRECEDENTIAL DECISION - SEE SUPERIOR COURT I.O.P. 65.37

 SCOTT A. TROTMAN : IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
 : PENNSYLVANIA
 :
 v. :
 :
 :
 DONNA E. TROTMAN :
 :
 Appellant : No. 209 MDA 2021

 Appeal from the Order Entered January 12, 2021
 In the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County Civil Division at
 No(s): S-1938-2017

BEFORE: PANELLA, P.J., MURRAY, J., and STEVENS, P.J.E.*

MEMORANDUM BY STEVENS, P.J.E.: FILED: NOVEMBER 16, 2021

 Donna E. Trotman ("Wife") appeals from the January 12, 2021, order

entered in the Court of Common Pleas of Schuylkill County, which dissolved

the marriage between Wife and Scott A. Trotman ("Husband"), provided for

the equitable distribution of their assets, and awarded Wife alimony. After a

careful review, we affirm.

 The relevant facts and procedural history have been set forth, in part,

by the trial court as follows:

 [Husband and Wife] were married on June 3, 2000, and
 [they] separated on or about October 9, 2017. Husband initiated
 the divorce action, on or about October 18, 2017, by filing a
 complaint, which included a count for equitable distribution. By
 Order of Court dated May 13, 2019, Mark Barket, Esquire was
 appointed Master with respect to the issues of divorce and
 equitable distribution. A prehearing conference, which was
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* Former Justice specially assigned to the Superior Court.
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 attended by the parties and their counsel, was held on or about
 June 11, 2019, by the Master. At the prehearing conference, Wife
 asserted that she wished to seek alimony, as well as counsel fees
 and costs. Wife was directed by the Master to file a supplemental
 motion to appoint him on said issues.
 On or about August 14, 2019, Wife filed her "Motion for
 Master to Rule on Defendant's Counts of Alimony and Counsel
 Fees and Costs"; however, Wife failed to file a motion appointing
 the Master to these issues, as is required by Schuylkill County Rule
 of Civil Procedure 1920.51. Wife also failed to file the applicable
 Masters' fees for the supplemental issues she raised, as is required
 by Schuylkill County Rule of Civil Procedure 1920.51(g)(1).
 The parties appeared for additional hearings before the
 Master on September 11, 2019, and October 22, 2019, to address
 the issue of equitable distribution only. The Master granted
 Husband's motion to deem Wife's requests for alimony and
 counsel fees and costs waived because of Wife's failure to file a
 motion to appoint the Master on these issues. The Master further
 ruled that divorce should be entered under Section 3301(d) of the
 Divorce Code. On or about November 26, 2019, the Master filed
 his initial Master's Report and Recommendation [as to divorce and
 equitable distribution].[1]
 On or about December 16, 2019, Wife filed Exceptions to
 the Master's Report[.] [Therein, she presented a single issue: "The
 Master erred and abused his discretion in failing to consider the
 claims of alimony and counsel fees and costs at the September
 11, 2019, and October 22, 2019, hearings."].
 On or about March 27, 2020, [the trial] court entered an
 Opinion and Order granting Wife's Exceptions to the Master's
 Report and further directed her to file a motion for appointment

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1 Relevantly, the Master determined in his report that "[t]he parties agree
upon distribution of the assets as follows: a. Home to be sold with proceeds
divided[.]" Master's Report and Recommendation, 11/26/19, at 5. The Master
further recommended the home be listed for sale at a price as the realtor
suggests, and "upon sale the proceeds shall be divided 60% to Wife and 40%
to Husband subject to payment of debts[.]" Id. at 6. The Master further
recommended that various loans and credit card debts be "paid out of the
proceeds of the real estate with 60% coming out of Husband's proceeds and
40% coming out of Wife's proceeds[.]" Id. at 7.

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 of the master to these issues.[2] [On May 6, 2020,] Wife filed [a
 motion for the appointment of a master] with respect to the issue
 of alimony only[.] On or about May 18, 2020, Husband filed [a]
 "Motion to Strike Motion to Appoint Master and Enforce Order of
 Court Dated March 27, 2020" on the basis that Wife failed to file
 her motion by April 17, 2020, as was ordered by [the trial court's]
 March 27, 2020, Order.
 On or about June 3, 2020, the trial court entered an Order
 denying Husband's Motion to Strike[.][3] [The trial court]
 appointed the Master to decide the claim for alimony only.

Trial Court Opinion, filed 4/5/21, at 1-3 (footnotes omitted) (footnotes added).

 On July 14, 2020, and September 29, 2020, the Master held

supplemental hearings related to Wife's request for alimony. On October 15,

2020, the Master filed an "Amended Master's Report." Therein, the Master

considered the factors related to alimony and recommended Wife receive

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2 Specifically, the trial court ordered:

 1. [Wife] shall have twenty (20) days from the date of this Order
 to file an appropriate Motion to have the Master appointed to
 decide alimony and counsel fees and costs. [Wife] must also
 pay the appropriate fees for the appointment of the Master on
 these issues.
 2. If [Wife] complies with this Order and files the appropriate
 Motion for an Appointment of a Master and pays the
 appropriate fees within twenty (20) days of the date of this
 Order then the matter is referred back to the Master to decide
 the issue of alimony[, as well as] counsel fees and costs. If
 [Wife] fails to comply with this Order in having a Master
 appointed on the issue of alimony and counsel fees and costs
 within twenty (20) days of the date of this Order, then the
 Court will adopt the Order and Recommendation of the Master.
Trial Court Order, filed 3/27/20.

3 The trial court explained that it deemed Wife's motion for the appointment

of a master to be timely in light of various Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders
related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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$527.00 in alimony until November 1, 2021.4 The Master recommended the

parties be divorced pursuant to Section 3301(d) of the Divorce Code. The

Master further listed the parties' assets,5 and he recommended the marital

property be equitably distributed consistent with his distribution scheme as

set forth in his initial report and recommendation.

 On October 30, 2020, Wife filed Exceptions to the Master's amended

report and recommendation. Specifically, she indicated:

 1. [Wife] hereby takes exception to the sale of the marital
 residence as ordered by the Master as the Master erred in not
 awarding the marital residence to [Wife].
 2. [Wife] hereby takes exception to Paragraph 6 of the Amended
 Master's Report as the Master failed to take into consideration
 the debts of [Wife].
 3. [Wife] hereby takes exception to Paragraph 7 of the Amended
 Master's Report as the Master erred in determining the amount
 of alimony and not considering the disability of [Wife].

Wife's Exceptions to Master's Amended Report, filed 10/30/20.

 On January 8, 2021, Husband filed a "Motion to Strike Exceptions of

[Wife] to Amended Master's Report." By order entered on January 12, 2021,

the trial court granted Husband's motion to strike Wife's October 30, 2020,

Exceptions to the Amended Master's Report. In this order, the trial court

indicated "by separate order of [the trial] court, the recommendations of the

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4 The Master noted Wife presented no evidence as to counsel fees and costs.

5 Relevantly, the Master continued to find in his amended report that "[t]he

parties agree upon distribution of the assets as follows: a. Home to be sold
with proceeds divided[.]" Master's Amended Report, filed 10/15/20, at 6.

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Master in the Amended Master's Report are adopted by [the trial court]." Trial

Court Order, filed 1/12/21, at 2.

 The trial court then filed an additional order on January 12, 2021,

holding Husband and Wife are divorced from the bonds of matrimony. The

trial court also indicated equitable distribution and alimony are as follows:

 1. The home at [] Grey Hawk Drive, Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania 17961
 shall be listed for sale with Cheryl Kelly at REMAX and shall be
 listed at a price as the realtor suggests and upon sale the proceeds
 shall be divided 60% to Wife and 40% to Husband subject to
 payment of debts as hereinafter set forth. Alternatively, if the
 home is foreclosed upon, any deficiency shall be paid 60% by
 Husband and 40% by Wife. If there are any net proceeds, they
 shall be dived 60% to Wife and 40% to Husband.
 2. The marital portions of the 401(k) and Pension of Husband at
 Carpenter Technology shall be divided by Qualified Domestic
 Relations Order with Wife receiving 60% of the marital portion and
 Husband receiving 40%. The Qualified Domestic Relations Order
 shall be arranged by Husband and the cost shall be equally divided
 by the parties.
 3. The 2013 Jeep Wrangler shall be the sole and exclusive property
 of Wife subject to the loan balance of about $15,000.00. The loan
 shall be the sole responsibility of Wife, who shall indemnify and
 hold Husband harmless from any and all liability concerning the
 loan.
 4. The 2009 Dodge Ram Truck shall be the sole and exclusive
 property of Husband. He shall be solely responsible for the
 $2,100.00 loan. Husband shall indemnify and hold Wife harmless
 from any and all liability concerning the loan.
 5. The furniture set forth in Exhibit 7 shall be divided as stated
 therein with the exception of the generator and spare key for the
 Dodge vehicle are awarded to Husband.
 6. The following debts shall be paid out of the proceeds of the real
 estate with 60% coming out of Husband's proceeds and 40%
 coming out of Wife's proceeds as follows:
 a. CCFR Loan $200.00
 b. Penn Credit $199.00

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 c. Lowe's $3,741.00
 d. Chase $1,456.00
 e. 401(k) Loans about $3,000.00 and current balance of
 Visions Federal Credit Union, if any
 7. Defendant, Donna E. Trotman, is hereby ORDERED to receive
 Alimony in the amount of $527.18 per month until November 1,
 2021.
 8. Defendant's Motion for Counsel Fees and Costs is DENIED due to
 failure to present evidence.
 The parties shall sign and deliver all documents and do all other
 things necessary to effectuate the foregoing. The court shall
 retain jurisdiction for purposes of enforcement.

Trial Court Order, filed 1/12/21, 1-3.

 On February 11, 2021, Wife filed a timely notice of appeal, and all

Pa.R.A.P. 1925 requirements have been met.

 On appeal, Wife sets forth the following issues in her "Statement of

Questions Involved" (verbatim):

 A. Did the lower court commit an error of law and/or abuse its
 discretion in ordering the sale of the marital residence and not
 awarding it to Defendant?
 B. Did the lower court commit an error of law and/or abuse its
 discretion in failing to take into consideration the debts of
 Defendant?
 C. Did the lower court commit an error of law and/or abuse its
 discretion in determining the amount of alimony and the length
 of time for which it was granted?

Wife's Brief at 6 (unnecessary capitalization and suggested answers omitted).6

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6 We note the trial court indicated Wife waived all claims related to her October

30, 2020, Exceptions for failing to abide by Local Rules 1920.55 and 1920.53
(Footnote Continued Next Page)

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 In her first issue, Wife contends that, in fashioning the equitable

distribution award, the trial court erred in ordering the sale of the marital

residence and not awarding the residence to Wife so that she may continue to

live in it.

 Initially, we note Wife waived her first issue since she agreed during the

Master's hearing that the marital house should be listed for sale, and she

would cooperate with the sale of the home. See N.T., 10/22/19, at 30. The

issue before the Master was whether Wife was entitled to an offset for funds

she spent in maintaining the home. Id.

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because she did not file a brief in support of her Exceptions to the Master's
amended report or file transcripts within five days of these Exceptions.
However, the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration dictate:
 No case shall be dismissed nor request for relief granted or
 denied because of failure to initially comply with a local rule.
 In any case of noncompliance with a local rule, the court
 shall alert the party to the specific provision at issue and provide
 a reasonable time for the party to comply with the local rule.
Pa.R.J.A. No. 103(c)(8).
 Here, it is unclear whether the trial court alerted Wife to the specific
provisions at issue and allowed Wife an opportunity to comply. Further, we
note the record reveals Wife requested the September 11, 2019, and October
22, 2019, transcripts on March 4, 2020, and they were made a part of the
record on March 16, 2020, prior to the trial court's January 12, 2021, order.
The remaining transcripts have been made a part of the certified record, as
well. Further, the trial court provided an analysis of the merits of Wife's
Exceptions. Thus, we conclude Wife did not waive all issues based on a
violation of the trial court's local rules.

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 Accordingly, in his report and recommendation, the Master noted "[t]he

parties agree upon distribution of the assets as follows: a. Home to be sold

with proceeds divided[.]" Master's Report and Recommendation, 11/26/19, at

5; Master's Amended Report and Recommendation, 10/15/20, at 6.

 Further, in accepting the Master's Recommendation, the trial court

indicated:

 With regard to the Master's recommendation for the sale of
 the marital home, we find that this recommendation was
 appropriate because the record is clear that the parties had
 already agreed that the home should be sold. In approximately
 March 2018, the parties came to an agreement that the marital
 residence would be listed for sale. Based upon the
 recommendation of the Master and the agreement between the
 parties, the [trial] court entered its…order directing the marital
 residence be listed for sale. Additionally, the record reflects that
 neither party is able to afford the mortgage payments for the
 residence at this time.

Trial Court Opinion, filed 4/5/21, at 8.

 Having agreed in the proceedings below that the marital home was to

be sold with the proceeds divided, Wife may not now aver the trial court erred

in ordering the marital home be sold as opposed to awarding it solely to her

so that she may continue to live in it. See Pa.R.A.P. 302(a) ("Issues not

raised in the trial court are waived and cannot be raised for the first time on

appeal.").

 In her next issue, Wife contends that, in fashioning its equitable

distribution award, the trial court erred in failing to take into consideration the

marital debts. We find this issue to be waived.

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 Wife's entire appellate argument with regard to this issue is as follows

(verbatim):

 Ms. Trotman is disabled and has no current source of income
 aside from alimony and child support. (322a). She should not
 have been held equally responsible for the debts accrued during
 marriage. Much of the credit card debt was accrued by her
 husband after the date of separation. (330a). The court erred in
 not taking that into consideration when determining the equitable
 distribution.

Wife's Brief at 13.

 Wife has failed to develop her issue or set forth any binding authority in

the Argument section of her brief. "The failure to develop an adequate

argument in an appellate brief may result in waiver of the claim under

Pa.R.A.P. 2119." Commonwealth v. Beshore, 916 A.2d 1128, 1140

(Pa.Super. 2007) (en banc) (citation omitted). "[A]rguments which are not

appropriately developed are waived. Arguments not appropriately developed

include those where the party has failed to cite any authority in support of a

contention." Lackner v. Glosser, 892 A.2d 21, 29–30 (Pa.Super. 2006)

(citations omitted). See Chapman-Rolle v. Rolle, 893 A.2d 770, 774

(Pa.Super. 2006) (holding a failure to argue and to cite any authority

supporting an argument constitutes a waiver of issues on appeal).

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 Here, Wife has failed to cite, discuss, or link the facts of the case to any

applicable law. Thus, her second issue is waived on this basis.7 See id.

 In her final issue, Wife contends the trial court erred in determining the

amount of alimony, as well as the duration of time for which Wife was entitled

to receive alimony. In this vein, Wife contends the trial court's alimony award

does not meet the reasonable needs of Wife because she is disabled, has no

current income, and has no probability of future income. See Wife's Brief at

14. Wife suggests the trial court did not appropriately examine the required

factors under 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3701(b).

 Following divorce, alimony provides a secondary remedy
 and is available only where economic justice and the reasonable
 needs of the parties cannot be achieved by way of an equitable
 distribution. An award of alimony should be made to either party
 only if the trial court finds that it is necessary to provide the
 receiving spouse with sufficient income to obtain the necessities
 of life. The purpose of alimony is not to reward one party and
 punish the other, but rather to ensure that the reasonable needs
 of the person who is unable to support herself through appropriate
 employment are met.
 Alimony is based upon reasonable needs in accordance with
 the lifestyle and standard of living established by the parties
 during the marriage, as well as the payor's ability to pay. An
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7 The trial court concludes Wife waived her challenges to the equitable
distribution portion of the trial court's January 12, 2021, order for failing to
raise the issues in her Exceptions to the Master's initial report. The trial court
opines Wife did not preserve the issues by raising them for the first time in
her Exceptions to the Master's amended report.
 In light of our finding of waiver of Wife's first and second appellate issues
pertaining to the trial court's equitable distribution scheme on alternate
grounds, we need not discuss this aspect of the trial court's holding further.
See generally Liberty Mut. Ins. Co. v. Domtar Paper Co., 77 A.3d 1282
(Pa.Super. 2013) (holding we may affirm the trial court on alternate grounds).

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 award of alimony may be reversed where there is an apparent
 abuse of discretion or there is insufficient evidence to support the
 award.
 In determining whether alimony is necessary and to
 establish the appropriate nature, amount, and duration of any
 alimony payments, the court is required to consider all relevant
 factors, including the 17 factors that are expressly mandated by
 statute.[8]
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8 The Divorce Code relevantly provides the following regarding alimony:

 § 3701. Alimony
 (a) General rule.—Where a divorce decree has been entered,
 the court may allow alimony, as it deems reasonable, to either
 party only if it finds that alimony is necessary.
 (b) Factors relevant.—In determining whether alimony is
 necessary and in determining the nature, amount, duration and
 manner of payment of alimony, the court shall consider all
 relevant factors, including:
 (1) The relative earnings and earning capacities of the parties.
 (2) The ages and the physical, mental and emotional conditions of
 the parties.
 (3) The sources of income of both parties, including, but not
 limited to, medical, retirement, insurance or other benefits.
 (4) The expectancies and inheritances of the parties.
 (5) The duration of the marriage.
 (6) The contribution by one party to the education, training or
 increased earning power of the other party.
 (7) The extent to which the earning power, expenses or financial
 obligations of a party will be affected by reason of serving as the
 custodian of a minor child.
 (8) The standard of living of the parties established during the
 marriage.
 (9) The relative education of the parties and the time necessary
 to acquire sufficient education or training to enable the party
 seeking alimony to find appropriate employment.
 (10) The relative assets and liabilities of the parties.
 (11) The property brought to the marriage by either party.
 (12) The contribution of a spouse as homemaker.
 (13) The relative needs of the parties.
 (14) The marital misconduct of either of the parties during the
 marriage. The marital misconduct of either of the parties from the
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Cook v. Cook, 186 A.3d 1015, 1019-20 (Pa.Super. 2018) (quotation marks,

quotations, citations, and footnote omitted) (bold in original) (footnote

added).

 In addressing Wife's claim, the trial court set forth the applicable law

and statutory factors. The trial court also relevantly indicated the following:

 After a complete and independent review of the record, [the
 trial] court upheld the Master's recommendation that Wife be
 awarded alimony in the amount of $527.18 per month until
 November 1, 2021, because the Master properly considered all the
 required factors. The record is clear that Wife has a reasonable
 need for the alimony, Wife is currently unable to support herself,
 and Husband is able to pay the recommended amount of alimony
 while still being able to meet his own needs.
 Alimony in this amount is appropriate because Wife's sole
 income is derived from child support and spousal support[9];
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 date of final separation shall not be considered by the court in its
 determinations relative to alimony, except that the court shall
 consider the abuse of one party by the other party. As used in this
 paragraph, "abuse" shall have the meaning given to it under
 section 6102 (relating to definitions).
 (15) The Federal, State and local tax ramifications of the alimony
 award.
 (16) Whether the party seeking alimony lacks sufficient property,
 including, but not limited to, property distributed under Chapter
 35 (relating to property rights), to provide for the party's
 reasonable needs.
 (17) Whether the party seeking alimony is incapable of self-
 support through appropriate employment.
23 Pa.C.S. § 3701(a)-(b) (bold in original).

9 Wife did not challenge the Master's finding that she has an earning capacity

of $1,100.00 per month. Further, Wife testified at the July 14, 2020, hearing
that she received child support in the amount of $449.00 per month. The
most current Domestic Relations Order indicates Husband was paying $527.18
in spousal support.

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 Husband's yearly earnings have decreased significantly because
 of a change in employment[10]; the parties were married for
 approximately seventeen (17) years; Wife serves as custodian to
 the parties' 17-year-old minor child; neither party is currently
 paying the mortgage and the marital residence is in foreclosure;
 Wife is entitled to 60% of the marital portion of Husband's
 retirement funds via a Qualified Domestic Relations Order
 ("QDRO"), which his deferred until retirement; Wife has a greater
 need for financial support because she has a less significant work
 history earning capacity; Wife submitted a Physician Verification
 Form dated May 15, 2020, in which her physician indicated that
 she has a medical condition that affects her ability to earn an
 income from May 18, 2020, though June 01, 2021; there is
 testimony that Wife has a pending appeal for Social Security
 Disability Benefits; and both parties have substantial debt that has
 been distributed between them.
 At this time, Wife's physician has indicated that her period
 of disability is from May 18, 2020, through June 01, 2021. If it is
 determined that Wife's disability will extend beyond this date, she
 has the ability, pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 3701(e), to file a
 motion to modify the award of alimony alleging sufficient change
 in circumstances. Therefore, Wife's argument that [the trial] court
 erred in determining the amount of alimony and not considering
 her disability is without merit.

Trial Court Opinion, filed 4/5/21, at 11-12 (footnotes omitted) (footnotes

added).

 Upon review of the record, we conclude the trial court did not abuse its

discretion. The trial court recognized its responsibility to consider the statutory

factors, and after weighing the factors, the trial court determined that alimony

was necessary, primarily because of Wife's disability. See Cook, supra. We

further conclude the trial court properly weighed the factors in determining

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10 The trial court found that Husband will make approximately $52,000.00 per

year in his current employment.

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the amount and duration of the alimony, including Wife's own evidence from

her physician regarding her disability. See id. Thus, we find Wife's final claim

to be meritless.

 For all of the foregoing reasons, we affirm.

 Affirmed.

Judgment Entered.

Joseph D. Seletyn, Esq.
Prothonotary

Date: 11/16/2021

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